Josée was born in Den Haag, Holland, her mother German and her father born in Curacao, an island in the Dutch East Indies. After living in Germany until the age of 7, Josée and her family moved to England. She initially wanted to be an artist like her father. However, while attending art college, she realised that in composing songs she could express herself more easily than through visual means. Leaving home aged 18 she was soon singing in bands, and writing and recording. During this time she did a Music Technology course and learned how to create songs using a computer, keyboard, sound module and a little imagination!
In 1996 she relocated to Bristol and was singer in the groups- CCQ, Statik Sound System and The Eff word.It was also at this time that she started taking an interest in Jazz.The catalyst being her singing teacher at the time-Joan Davis.
When Hefner a.k.a producer Lee Jones needed a vocalist for his first album, Josée knew this was something for her. Lee’s unique feel for a groove and the ability to create mood fitted perfectly with Josées voice, as heard on the album Residue (Inertia 2000). After getting together with Chris Johnson on drums and Seth Benet on bass, Hefner played live across the U.K and mainland Europe. Highlights being a live performance on DJ Giles Petersons’ BBC Radio 1 show ‘Worldwide’ and the North Sea Jazz Festival in her birthtown Den Haag.
After moving to Stuttgart, Germany in 2002, Josée once again concentrated on writing solo material and has since worked and performed with various artists and acts including Paul Van Dyk, Thomas D, Wolfgang Dauner, HR Orchestra, DSDS, Dub in a Nutshell,Good Men Gone Bad,Jeff Cascaro,Orbit Experience and Funkbrüder.In 2004 the second collaboration between Jones and Hurlock was released, this time under Josées name- Lost Souls Dancing (Inertia).
Since living in the city, she’s become involved in the regions Jazz scene and in a short space of time played with a varied spectrum of musicians all around Germany.Other Projects include Nexworld(see Top friends) and solo project MeisterBest.
2008 saw the release of album ‘All these Things’ by Kuniyuki Takahashi.Josée features on tracks ‘You Get me’ and ‘All these things’.Check it out -it’s available now on Mule Musiq! (www.mulemusiq.com)
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Josee....music is the healing force...that's why I'm singing all the time....hope that we'll play again soon...all the best from the Liststrasse... Sandi
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